President Donald Trump suggested nominating Ted Cruz to the Supreme Court if a vacancy opens, joking that both parties would support it to remove him from the Senate. Cruz attended the event but has previously said he does not want to be a judge.
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The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Tuesday to intervene in a Texas-led lawsuit challenging a Biden administration immigration rule. The decision leaves in place restrictions on when immigration judges can pause deportation proceedings for immigrants who qualify for legal status.
Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General; U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor, federal judge; Department of Justice, Trump administration agency and 5 more
FederalFederal, Eastern District of New York; Stryzhak arrested in Spain in June 2024, extradited to United States in April 2025; attacks targeted victims in Texas, New York, Ohio, Illinois, Missouri, France
Artem Aleksandrovych Stryzhak, a Ukrainian national, was sentenced to 70 months in prison for participating in ransomware attacks targeting hospitals, government entities, businesses and law firms between 2018 and late 2021. He was involved with Nefilim and Hive ransomware groups that attacked about 1,500 victims worldwide.
$$11 million for ransom reward for information leading to arrest or conviction of co-conspirator Volodymyr Tymoshchuk
Artem Aleksandrovych Stryzhak, Ukrainian national sentenced for ransomware attacks; Volodymyr Tymoshchuk, Alleged co-conspirator, still being sought; Joseph Nocella Jr., U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York and 3 more
A senior State Department official said the State Department will issue U.S. visas to Brazilian opposition candidate Flávio Bolsonaro and his family following his election loss. Bolsonaro lost the Brazilian presidential runoff to incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Sunday.
Flávio Bolsonaro, Brazilian opposition presidential candidate; Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazilian incumbent president; Eduardo Bolsonaro, Flávio Bolsonaro's brother, lives in Texas and 3 more
Dr. Jennifer Shuford, former Texas state health official who was appointed CDC deputy director and chief medical officer in April 2026, announced her resignation. Her last day is Nov. 12.
Dr. Jennifer Shuford, CDC deputy director and chief medical officer; Dr. Erica Schwartz, CDC Director; President Trump, Nominated Shuford and Schwartz to CDC leadership in April and 2 more
Dr. Javaria Jabeen and Allendor Kenyon Brown were charged with conspiracy to commit health care fraud in a scheme that allegedly targeted the Federal Employees' Compensation Act program from 2017 to 2023. They allegedly submitted fraudulent medical claims totaling roughly $19 million, resulting in at least $17 million in payments.
$approximately $19 million for fraudulent medical claims submitted
Dr. Javaria Jabeen, Physician charged with conspiracy to commit health care fraud; Allendor Kenyon Brown, Retired U.S. Postal Service employee and former union official charged with conspiracy to commit health care fraud; Demitrious Gilmore, Chiropractor who owned clinics and allegedly participated in the scheme and 2 more
Rep. Michael Cloud (R-TX-27) introduced H.R. 10908, a bill to implement Universal Savings Accounts and expand transparency, competition, and patient rights in health care. The bill was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Ways and Means.
Federal prosecutors charged 13 people in an investigation called Operation Southbound Takedown into an alleged scheme to transport stolen vehicles from across the United States to El Paso and across the border to Mexican criminal organizations. Authorities recovered 29 vehicles valued at approximately $1.137 million.
$$1,137,000 for stolen vehicles recovered, valued at approximately
Kimberly Aguilar, defendant, U.S. citizen; Marty Gerardo Jr., defendant, U.S. citizen; David Monarrez, defendant, U.S. citizen and 12 more
Sean Alexander Meeks, 49, of Lake Charles, Louisiana, was sentenced to 400 months (33 years, 4 months) in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute child pornography. Montgomery County, Texas sheriff's investigators identified Meeks as administrator of an online messaging group where illegal child sexual content was exchanged.
$Not stated for Meeks case for restitution
Sean Alexander Meeks, defendant sentenced; U.S. District Judge James D. Cain Jr., judge who handed down sentence; Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, investigators who identified Meeks and 1 more